Kildare ______

Áras Chill Dara Páirc Devoy An Nás Co. Chill Dara

16 April 2021

Don Chathaoirleach is gach ball den Chomhairle Chondae

A Bhaill Uile,

Tionólfar cruinniú míosúil den Chomhairle Chondae ar 3.00 tráthnóna dé Lúain, an 26ú Aibreán 2021 ar Foirne Microsoft, agus iarrtar ort bheith i láthair.

The monthly meeting of the council will be held at 3.00 p.m. on Monday, 26 April 2021 on Microsoft Teams, and you are invited to attend.

Le gach dea ghuí,

C O’Grady Meetings Administrator

Page 1 of 8 ______Clár Agenda

1. Fógra um leasanna airgeadais nó leasanna tairbhúla faoin alt 177 den Acht Rialtais Áitiúil 2001, arna leasú. Declaration of pecuniary or beneficial interests under Section 177 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended.

2. Chun miontuairiscí cruinniú míosúil an 29ú Márta 2021 deara (cóip ceangailte) agus chun tuarascáil dul chun cinn a thabhairt faoi (tuarascáil le leanúint). To adopt the minutes of the monthly meeting on 29 March 2021 (attached) and to note progress report (report to follow).

Gnó Reachtúil Statutory Business

3. To note Chief Executives monthly management report (copy attached).

4. To consider the disposal of lands pursuant to Section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended (Statutory notices of 13 April and 15 April 2021 respectively, circulated previously and attached). i. Disposal of 1.179 hectares of land at Moortown, Celbridge. ii. Disposal of 0.0111 hectares of land at 25 Willowbrook Grove, Celbridge.

5. To consider the Annual Financial Statements (AFS) for 2020 (report attached) and to approve the over-expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2020 (Appendix 9 AFS).

6. To note the Audit Committee Annual Report 2020 (reports attached).

7. To consider the Mid-East Region Homelessness Action Plan 2021-2023 (report attached).

Page 2 of 8 Kildare County Council ______8. To consider putting forward one candidate Decarbonising Zone to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage as required by Article 165 of the All of Government Action Plan 2019 (report to follow).

9. To appoint external nominee to the Environment and Water Services Strategic Policy Committee (report to follow).

Tithíocht agus Seirbhísí Corporáideach Housing and Corporate Services

10. Gnó an Chathaoirleach/Cathaoirleachs Business.

11. Comhfhreagras/Correspondence.

12. Conferences and training (report to follow).

Tuarascáil agus Moltaí ó Choistí Committee Reports and Recommendations

13. Motion referral from Clane-Maynooth Municipal District Committee That the council resolve the issue of litter in public areas throughout the Clane- Maynooth Municipal District given COVID-19 Legislation and the Alcohol Bye-Laws to the satisfaction of the members and the public by providing 1,100 litre commercial bins where necessary while paying particular attention to areas with high levels of pedestrian/cyclist traffic to include but not limited to playgrounds, parks, harbours, greenways, public walkways, town squares and any other public amenity spaces.

Page 3 of 8 Kildare County Council ______Tairisceana na Comhairle Contae Motions Kildare County Council

14. Adjourned Councillor Evie Sammon That the council outlines the environmental and ecological damage caused by unauthorised quarries and the measures they are taking to address unauthorised quarries in Kildare.

15. Adjourned Councillor Naoise Ó Cearúil That the council consults with and County Council to extend the Dublin Bikes scheme along the Royal Canal as a commuting option as with new Hybrid bicycles in the Dublin Bikes fleet, it makes this option possible to a wider range of people.

16. Adjourned Councillor Noel Connolly That with a view to launching an infill plan to build homes for single people whilst having regard to maintaining sufficient green areas, Kildare County Council will survey all land it owns or controls in existing developments to build such homes and will also invite private developers and Approved Housing Bodies to bring forward proposals to do the same, on lands not owned by Kildare County Council.

17. Adjourned Councillor Mark Leigh That the council pauses the payment of rent by all sports clubs that have a leasehold with the Council, during the pandemic.

18. Adjourned Councillor Noel Heavey That this council provide a report to include reasons for, amounts of money involved, and commitments entered into for whatever period, to do with ‘Legacy Funding;’ and/or any other anomaly that exists when funding Municipal District programmes in our county up to now, as a precursor to reform of funding for each Municipal District based on an equitable formula (e.g. number of councillors in each municipal district).

Page 4 of 8 Kildare County Council ______19. Adjourned Councillor Vanessa Liston That the council implement an equality impact assessment process as part of the development stages of all council plans and policies.

20. Adjourned Councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy That the relevant Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee present to and allow elected members to ask for explanations for the findings of the recently published Local Government Auditor report (as opposed to the LGA opinion); and in preparation for the engagement with the elected members, that the council provide the relevant materials including whatever asset register and register of land banks was provided to the LGA, and any other material that would be helpful in fully informing members ahead of the discussion of the report.

21. Councillors Brian Dooley, Bernard Caldwell, Suzanne Doyle, Noel Heavey and Robert Power That the council develop an effective inspection programme for all local authority housing stock in order to protect the significant capital investment and reduce ongoing maintenance and repair costs, and that this regime be supported by a tenancy incentive scheme that will acknowledge and reward tenants of good standing.

22. Councillors Nuala Killeen, Aidan Farrelly, Bill Clear and Chris Pender That the council consider and adopt the " Community Scorecard" initiative as part of a working document to track community assets, progress in building same, funding and / or gaps in areas and opportunities for community asset development. That the "Community Scorecard" initiative be piloted in key towns for 2021 that public participation be encouraged and that it is explored for use in development of our County Development Plan.

23. Councillor Veralouise Behan That the council consider incorporating dedicated horse riding trails/bridleways in any future plans for walkways, Blueways and Greenways around the county.

Page 5 of 8 Kildare County Council ______24. Councillor Peggy O’Dwyer That the council consider running a public awareness campaign to highlight the options for disposal of coffee pods.

25. Councillor Anne Connolly That the council carry out a full health and safety audit on all canal, river and railway bridges throughout the county with a view to developing and prioritising a list of works to be conducted going forward.

26. Councillor Tracey O’Dwyer That the council launch a countywide campaign and guide book, to promote and identify safe walking and cycling routes for people to bring awareness to the many different walking and cycling options already available in the county and the variety that each route has to offer. The Guide book to include maps and a legend giving details and suitability of each route.

27. Councillor Noel Connolly That the council examines the Community Wealth Building model with a view to incorporating it into their Local Economic Community Plan (LECP) and in doing so, it should correspond with councils in Preston (England), North Ayrshire (Scotland), Cleveland (USA) and elsewhere which have successfully developed this model.

28. Councillor Joe Neville . That the council continue to actively plan and put all possible resources into having outdoor seating and dining ready for in the coming months as part of a general outdoor summer plan in the identified towns. Notwithstanding Covid measures, it would be important to get everything in place before the June bank holiday weekend with regular updates on progress given to the members.

29. Councillor Naoise Ó Cearúil That in light of future outdoor dining throughout the county this summer, that the council examines the need for temporary public toilets in the form of portaloos.

Page 6 of 8 Kildare County Council ______30. Councillor Kevin Duffy That the council write to the Department of Rural and Community Development and seek amendments to the Local Improvement Scheme eligibility criteria to widen the definitions of ‘Agriculture’ to include Equine activities, and ‘Amenity Road’ to include a reference to sporting facilities.

31. Councillor Peter Hamilton That the council puts in place more clear and concrete measures for the protection of hedgerows and mature trees in all developments – including specification of non- invasive species (as per the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Pollinator Friendly Planting Code) and inclusion of the review and redress of hedgerow and tree protection in the housing bond and taking in charge processes.

32. Councillor Íde Cussen That the members are provided with a report from the council that includes responses as appropriate from departments including, but not exclusive to, Environment/Roads (e.g. bin services), Parks, Finance, Community; that details any legacy services and/or funding agreements that were made at the cessation of Town Councils and the commencement of Municipal Districts in 2014. This report to provide all the necessary data to assist in an assessment/review process that would enable changes if necessary to address inequity between and within Municipal Districts.

33. Councillor Vanessa Liston That with a view to maximising the amount of drawdown from the National Home Retrofit Scheme, the council outline the amount of funding it has secured for both social housing retrofitting and required staffing, and outline how many houses and in which estates this funding will be applied to across the county this year and over the next 5 years.

Page 7 of 8 Kildare County Council ______34. Councillor Fiona McLoughlin Healy That the council clarify and confirm the right of elected members to meaningfully query reports presented for ‘noting’ at council meetings, in particular given the extraordinary depth of information about the efficiency and effectiveness of how Kildare County Council administers and accounts for public monies, in the Audit Committee Annual Reports and the Local Government Auditor’s Report and Opinion. This report should include clarification around the right of elected members to access internal audit reports that inform those reports.

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